Best Restaurants for Mummies and Daddies to Wine & Dine | Sept 2019

We share restaurants we come across that's suitable for different occasions. For a party, a family meal, a date night or simply for you to try a new place - let us help you discover restaurants to excite your taste buds! 

First Sesame Street Themed Pop-up Café

Who: Kumoya Singapore
Where: 8 Jalan Klapa Singapore 199320
Why: Sesame Street galore!

If you haven’t heard of Kumoya Singapore before, it is a pop-up theme café serving up drool-worthy Japanese-French inspired fares, and every so often, they refresh their theme. This time, they’ve transformed into a Sesame Street themed café in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the long-time favorite show.

Not only do Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Abby adorn the interior of the café, but you can also expect the muppets to make an appearance in your meals with dishes like Abby Waffle Chicken, Elmo Curry Rice, Big Bird Shibuya Toast, and Oscar Matcha Frappe on the menu. With such adorable looking dishes, it’s quite hard to not snap away on your phone before digging in!

This current theme will be available until 29 Dec 2019.

Swanky Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Who: KOMA Singapore
Where: Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Ave, #B1-67, Singapore 018972
Why: Ritzy interior and an extensive menu of delightful Japanese cuisine

Photo credits Marina Bay Sands

KOMA Singapore is a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar that is an attraction unto itself. A long tunnel of bright orange Japanese Torri gates that’ll lead you into the restaurant, a colossal Japanese bell overlooking a Japanese footbridge raised over a reflective pool, and glass owls sitting on the bar, all make for a breath-taking sight.

If you can get your eyes away from the dazzling interior long enough to order, you’ll find an extensive offering of modern Japanese cuisine, including sushi, sashimi, nigari, and tempura. Notable on the menu are Salmon Pillow, a puff pastry filled with smoked avocado with a hint of burnt jalapeño, Taro Chip Tuna Tacos, consisting of avocado, jalapeño, lemon, and cilantro, as well as Sesame Profiterole, black sesame choux with white sesame ice-cream and chocolate sauce.

Pernakan Comfort Food

Who: Godmama
Where: Funan Mall, #04-07, 109 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179105
Why: Traditional Pernakan flavors with a modern touch and cosy setting.

The brainchild of Christina Keilthy, Derrick Chew and Frederick Goh, Godmama was born from an inspiration to preserve both the traditional Peranakan flavors as well as the culinary legacy of Christina’s Mama and Godma (hence Godmama, the name born from the confluence of these two words).

This modern Peranakan restaurant serves up dishes such as All Star Egg Skin Popiah, Ngoh Hiang, Babi Assam and Ayam Buah Keluak, in their cosy restaurant. And during the weekends, the traditional menu gets a little modern spin for brunch, offering dishes like Buttermilk Banana Pengat Pancakes and Buah Keluak Bolognese Pasta.

Singapore’s First ‘Fireless Kitchen’

Who: Fireless Kitchen
Where: Funan Mall, #02-04, 109 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179097
Why: Healthy, hearty and affordable grain bowls

Photo credits Fireless Kitchen

If you’re looking for a healthy and affordable meal, Fireless Kitchen is your place. They offer salad and protein bowls that you can customise. Build your bowl with your choice base, protein and three sides, with options like Sweet Potato Mash, Lemon Herb Salmon, Marinated Beef, BBQ Pork, balsamic onion confit and miso-glazed carrots.

Food here is cooked using the sous vide technique where ingredients are cooked in a precise temperature, rather than over an open flame, in a Fireless Kitchen.

Chic Eatery with French Feels

Who: Merci Marcel
Where: 7-9 Club Street, Singapore 069403
Why: A little taste of France with its ambience and cuisine.

Merci Marcel’s second outlet at Club Street, while might not have the same Parisian décor and cosy vibes as its first outlet in Tiong Bahru, is still as aesthetically pleasing with its snazzy interior and causal alfresco dining spaces. Whole Catalonia Octopus Leg, Ravioles de Royans and Duck Parmentier façon Marcel, are just some of the dishes of the dishes on the menu of this French café.  Maybe when your little ones are at the daycare (or with their babysitter), you can have a rendezvous with your spouse at this chic eatery!